Ventilator attachment for ranges



B BIGGS VENTILATOR ATTACHMENT FOR RANGES July 31, 1923. 1,463,242,

Filed Dec. 15. 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 gwuenhn attow-aqd.

' JfiIy 31, 1923.

B. BIGGS VENTILATOR ATTACHMENT FOR RANGES Filed Dec. 15.

2 She'ats-Sheet 2 35 specification.

In the; aficompgny gg ,dmwmgs I have Patented Jfily 31, 1923,

BENJAMIN .BIGGS," F SEATTLE, wAsHmG'rJdm H VENTILATORVATTAGL-IMENT F053 RANGES. V

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itiz n 9% th United State 0 Ameri a, and

maidwt tha ity i gaaitle, i the wu ty oili ng nd Sh w 9f ash ng on, ha e Yfilliied .g r a'ia ne and usefu lmpr vsllQflf S in Vsmtilamr Atta hments} 15: 1 Ranges, of which the'following is aspecir fi@@t 1.1i-. v 10 Y My in entiQn QQI PIIiSQ$ attachments 92 an az inaryia u'zg 9: 5 he WM: hwingan med sheli or warming sl set, whleh 'tashm nzt are. adap ed 99 329211 ith ch a. Ia-ilgfi, ventilating mews thmzaf r, 0 carry 15 ofi the gases and film :mtising f m the? waking whish is. being (l ne 9n the mp 9f the-swim m 1 It is my object to provide vsuch ventilafsjng means, whichw-i be. s mpla am 9211 in l gon truetion, w ich may b quickly easily tztachecl 1&0 "rarngsi d. StQ QS 0 standard QQIlS 'UQ iQIl; we t, f, Whiqh,

may be removfirl whenii a flair-ed- .A; furth r @bject. is a pmvicl $116.11, a.

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plica-tiQn gif my .l-nv nh t 5 1 5 vages,

ments to any rang s o h q it may' c nven:

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mg s pported 111 s de bra ket 53m-T Q bracke re sh n F igure 3 AS secu sidl the gi'ses, 9 cpmbusg iqn frgmyvith ixi ra ge; uchf 33 hQi -fl$ ibQ 31 is an ordlna-ry type of range anithefear JQ ma pmv de therein or canfyingofi t means 'fcir the eliminat od' f hesbi mes' from rdi mry fl nge, and-17th? b nefit en u ng from ts use wil bwe dny m r ent,

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flue pip :1 als cut. mail rtu e 5.8, and this; p ffi b y liw djacenmn s m wha above h spelling u table c nduit ber bonnfi fisfhes p nin $15 and'58 This. s hown-as the Qrm a dge sh m d member 1 which has its-base and ,an adjoin-1 n-gtsicl omitte he me b ,l-is pi'o'vid with mgans by which it may bamcme d- 339 th flue p pel and t th sh f 51 5 h w th sui dible @Qcurii g mw fhblwn ll; thaflangeg are ecur d tQ' t eJ fiu p pszrfi ndfh she fl t 9mp yfilosg includ th open ngs 5? and 58;;iand hi man er to: i rm a, 1 1 t -Qm SPiWfi ben ath he sh i. 5.1 int the flue pip 15$, Fumes g thering enfl the s fi ifi 1.

w 'p rmit l. t pass upward through-mg sired. The damper 2 is shown as supported upon a pair of guides 21 at opposite sides of the opening 57 so that it may slide across the opening 57 to close it, or be slid out ward to leave this; opening unrestricted. Suitable stop lugs 25 may be turned up at the ends of the guides 21 to limit the movement of the door in each direction.

While the arrangement described is found tobe of greatadvantage in eliminating the fumes, the upward draft through the opening 57 assisting greatly, yet it will be found vthat certain of these fumes from foods cooking on the forward part of the stove will not be caught beneath the shelf 51 and thus will bedisseminated throu out the room. In order to catch these fumes I may employ an additional hood arrangement This comprises a pair of side wings orsupports 3 and the member 4 which is supported upon the wings 3 and which forms a forward extension of the shelf 51. The wings 3 are suitably supported from the range itself or from the brackets 53, and the member 4 may be supported upon extensions of the upper edges of the wings 3 forwardly of the shelf 51. l i i I The wings 3 arevshown as provided with stiffening flanges '31. These flanges are adapted to be engaged by clips 85 which are inserted between the bracket and the shelf 51, the bolts 54 and 55 being loosened sufficiently to permit the insertion of the clips 35. The inner ends of these clips are up turned sufficiently to engage the edges of the flanges 31in this manner to secure the wings in place. The member 4 may be flanged over at its ends as shown at 41, these flanges being adapted to engage the outer surfaces of the wings '3 to retain the member 4 in place thereon. The rear edge of the member 4 is upwardly flanged at 45, and this flange engages beneath a downwardly turned flange 59 commonly found on the forward edge of such shelves 51; Such a construction may or may not be used in the form shown in Figure 4, wherein the member 4 forms a convenient shelf forward of the shelf 51.

The member 4 may b-e'removed by simply lifting it from the wings 3 upon which it rests and disengaging flanges 45 and 59 or equivalent securing means. The wings themselves may be withdrawn by sliding (iii:

them forward'from engagement with the clips 35 and the entire hood attachment therefore may be taken down and stored away when it is not desired to use it. When in place, however. the wings 3 serve to preventsplashing of grease or water over the side of the range. The conduit 1 is permanently fastened in place but is of small extent and will not take up a great deal of room in the warming closet; When the damper door 2 is closed the range is, except for the space taken up by the member 1, ex-

actly the same as'any ordinary range, but

it has the advantage of being adapted to receive the ventilating hood attachment and to convey away the objectionable fumes.

lVhat I claim as my invention is:

1. Ventilating means for ranges having an elevated shelf and a flue pipe extending upward alongside of the shelf, said shelf having an opening therein adjacent the pipe and the pipe having an aperture above and adjacent the shelf, comprising a wedgeshaped conduit member having its base and an adjacent side open, said open sides being adapted for securement to the flue pipe and shelf, respectively, to fill the angle therebetween, and to include and connect the openings therein.

2. Ventilating means for ranges having an elevated shelf and a flue pipeextending upward alongside of'the shelf, said shelf and said pipe each having an opening therein, a conduit connecting said two openings, guides secured upon said shelf adjacent the opening therein, a damper slidable in said guides, and stops turned upward from said guides to limit the movement of the damper therein. r I

3. A ventilator hood attachment for ranges having an elevated shelf including independent verticallyfextending wings adapted to be individually removably secured at the sides of the range, and a removable member extending forwardly from said shelf and supported upon said wings.

4. A ventilator hood attachment for ranges having an elevated shelf including vertically-extending wings adapted to he slid from front to rear into position adjacent the end support-s of said shelf and to have their upper edges projecting forwardly of said shelf, and a separate member removably supported at its ends upon such forward projections of the wings, and forming a forward projection of the shelf.

5. Ventilating means for ranges having an elevated shelf supported by side brackets. from the range, and having an upwardly extending flue pipe, comprising a pair of side wings adapted to lie in vertical planes adjacent the brackets, and extending forward of said shelf at their upper ends, wingengaging clips secured in place by said brackets for supportingthe wings, a member extendingforwardly of said shelf and flanged over at its ends to secure it in place upon the forward extensions of said wings, and a conduit connecting openings in said shelf and said pipe to permit the escape of gases from the hood therebeneath.

6. Ventilating means forranges which have an elevated shelf supported by side brackets from the range, including a pair of independent, removable side wings adapted to lie in vertical planes adjacent the brackets, and having their upper, edges extending forward of the shelf, means for supporting said wings from the brackets, and a shelf-like member extending forward 5 ofthe shelf and flanged over at its ends to secure it in place upon the forward extensions of said wings, and flanged upward along its rear edgejto engage beneath the shelf and to prevent its accidental displace- V 10 BENJAMIN BIGGS. l 

